California
Prunes are on the lookout for foodies with delicious prune recipes, to
encourage people to cook healthy and indulgent dishes using this versatile and
incredibly delicious super fruit.

Whether it's a
gorgeously indulgent winter warmer or a tasty high-fibre snack for a healthy
new you, California Prunes are rich and flavourful, healthy and nutritious - which means they are great in both gooey
desserts and light healthy snacks.

The new
California Prune Facebook App will allow people to upload their favourite prune
recipe for the chance to win a day for two people - cooking with the much-loved
TV chef Rosemary Shrager at her Tunbridge Wells Cookery School. The prize also
includes overnight accommodation and travel.

The best
recipes will then be put forward for inclusion in the California Prunes
E-Recipe Book which will feature diverse dishes from prune-lovers worldwide and
will be published online later in the year.
For inspiration see our video with Rosemary Shrager at :

Share a
California prune-based recipe in one of two themes: Indulgent; or Healthy - for
the chance to have your recipe published alongside many others, which showcase
the incredible versatility of prunes as a quality cooking ingredient.

Upload your
recipes in either category at www.californiaprunerecipes.co.uk or visit the
California Prunes Facebook page for details.
Ten runners up will each win a £100 supermarket voucher to spend in a
store of their choice. Closing date for
entries is 27 February 2015.

You can also
enter your recipe via Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #prunepower

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